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Pneumonia caused byMicrococcus species in a neutropenic patient with acute leukemia

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  1. Department of Clinical Hematology, Instituto Catalan de Oncología, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Autovía de Castelldefels km 2.7, 08907, Barcelona, Spain

    A. Salar, A. Fernández-Sevilla & A. Grañena

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

    J. Carratalà & D. Marín

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Salar, A., Carratalà, J., Fernández-Sevilla, A. et al. Pneumonia caused byMicrococcus species in a neutropenic patient with acute leukemia. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 546–548 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01708243

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